“Fairy tales do not tell children the dragons exist. Children already know that dragons exist. Fairy tales tell children the dragons can be killed.”
-G.K. Chesterton
'Who controls the past controls the future. Who controls the present controls the past."
-George Orwell
Beware of he who would deny you access to information, for in his heart he dreams himself your master.
spoiler
from alpha centauri but doesn’t make it wrong
Since when can you do Spoiler’s on Lemmy?
Money can’t buy happiness; but at least you can live miserably in comfort
Money makes you free of most worry though
It also can just straight up buy happiness. The quote saying it can’t is just classist propaganda bullshit.
Agreed, when happiness = fulfilled needs
One must imagine sisyphus happy.
I didn’t understand the reasoning for that in the last chapter of the book. Do you mind sharing your thoughts?
“Comfort was the answer to all life’s problems. It didn’t solve them, but it made them more distant for a bit as they quietly worsened.”
- Welcome to nightvale
Fuck I can hear the intro music
I haven’t heard it for a very long time. I should get back to it for the nostalgia.